inspiration Archives

We believe it’s always good to draw inspiration from the things around us – it leads to fresh outlooks and ideas, and when it comes to specifics like design and fashion, we love how inspiration lends itself to having fun in the most creative ways.

One source of inspiration that we chatted about last year was specific to colour, and comes from the well renowned PANTONE® institute. Each year, experts put forward what they term the colour of the year – and this year is extra special; instead of one colour, it is an amalgamation of two soft hues that dictate a tone to be set for the year ahead.

Rose quartz and Serenity are the chosen colours for the year– the name alone suggests calm and tranquility, while the feeling is enhanced even more once the colours are viewed together. It is a vast change from the bold and rich Marsala of 2015; in the midst of a world that is full of chaos and confusion, it seem fitting that the 2016 colours are far more soothing and softer in nature.

Joined together, Rose Quartz and Serenity demonstrate an inherent balance between a warmer embracing rose tone and the cooler tranquil blue, reflecting connection and wellness as well as a soothing sense of order and peace.

We’ve put together some of our favorite images sourced online where the use of these two colours create an amazing, almost ethereal feel; both in design and fashion.

Personally, we adore the fluidity of these two colours together. They work so well no matter what the season; for us Southern Hemisphere girls and our upcoming Winter 2016 season, we are too excited for the calm, light and fresh look that the hues give off – it’s got us dreaming of luxurious baby pink coats or a pair of magnificent powder blue pumps!

With any trend or inspiration, you can dictate how much or little you want to incorporate into your own style and home – and it is especially true with these two shades; whether its a complete re-paint of a wall in your home, or just a new nail polish to mimic this trend, we would love to know your thoughts on these colours, and how you would like to bring these into your everyday life?

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The start of the new year means Awards Season, and by now you should know we luuuuuuurve awards season!

The Golden Globes (which is quite honestly our favourite event of the season) kicked off on Sunday night in L.A. As always, we were glued to the computer screen the next morning checking out our favourite looks of the night!

Overall, we were very impressed the red carpet fashion of the event: the looks were far more glitzy than last year (check out our favourite picks from 2015), with hints of old school Hollywood reigning supreme on the carpet. There was also a hint of “cheekiness” on the evening – bright candy colour shades, figure-hugging satin gowns and a fair amount of cleavage on display (Katy Perry rocking all three of these!).

While white remained a popular choice – although a brighter hue than previous years – bold colours and heavy sequins seemed to be the flavor of the night (Jennifer Lopez, Amy Adams) in favour of metallic gowns that ruled the red carpet of 2015. And while most celebrities played it safe on the night, a few surprise choices (Olivia Palmero and Jamie Alexander) always ensure there is enough to keep us entertained!

So here are our top picks for the evening – if we had to hand out the gong for best-dressed it would have to go Jennifer Lawerence – girl is killing it in her Dior Haute Couture and Chopard diamonds!

We are so excited to see what the celebs have in store for us at the next few award shows. Let us know who your top pick was from the night!

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